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Cancer Patient Compliance in the Self-Administration of a Pain Assessment Tool
Authors: Augusto Caraceni, Anna Galbiati, Cinzia Brunelli, et al. Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 27(5):417-424, 2004 Background Pain intensity is the main clinical variable in guiding management of cancer pain. Pain... |
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Clinical Decision Making in Pain Management: Contributions of Physician and Patient Characteristics to Variations in Practice
Authors: Carmen R. Green, John R. C. Wheeler, and Frankie LaPorte Source: The Journal of Pain 4(1):29-39, 2003 Background Although there has been a great deal of focus on treatment of cancer pain, 70% of patients who die of cancer will... |
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Clinicians Communicating with Patients Experiencing Cancer Pain
Authors: Donna L Berry, Diana J Wilkie, Charles R. Thomas, and Paige Fortner Source: Cancer Investigation 21(3):374-381, 2003 Background Pain is a common and serious symptom for cancer patients. Effective treatment of cancer... |
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Developing and implementing a pain management benchmark
Authors: Ann Chandler, Fiona Kinnaird, Miriam Wood Source: Nursing Times 99(39): 46-7, 2003 Background Cancer patients frequently experience pain. Adequate pain control is achieved in 80-90% of patients when the World Health... |
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Interventions to overcome clinician- and patient-related barriers to pain management
Authors: Sigridur Gunnarsdottir, MS, RN, Heidi S. Donovon, MS, RN, and Sandra Ward, PhD, RN, FAAN Source: Nursing Clinics of North America, 38(2003) 419-434 Background Certain barriers exist to managing chronic cancer pain, including... |
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Oral Transmucosal Fentanyl Citrate in the Outpatient Management of Severe Cancer Pain Crises: A Retrospective Case Series
Authors: Allen W. Burton, Larry C. Driver, Tito R. Mendoza, and Ghyasuddin Syed. Source: Clinical Journal of Pain 20(3):195-197, 2004 Background Severe exacerbations of pain are a problematic clinical occurrence in opioid-tolerant cancer... |
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Use of Strong Opioids in Advanced Cancer Pain: A Randomized Trial
Authors: Franco Marinangeli, Alessandra Ciccozzi, Marco Leonardis, et al. Source: Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 27(5):409-416, 2004 Background The World Health Organization (WHO) therapeutic ladder for the treatment of cancer... |
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